January 2, 2017
Sustainable Trails: good for nature, good for people
When we think about the sustainability of trails, we often talk about how they have a low impact on the environment, or how they are environmentally friendly. Sometimes we…
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December 29, 2016
Advanced trail building: introducing the switchberm
Joey Klein is a long-time member of IMBA's trail building team. In this entry he gives an overview of an advanced construction technique — meet the "switchberm."
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December 20, 2016
Digging holes with TORCA
This past weekend I had the pleasure of providing a Trail Building School to my local club, the Tri Cities Off Road Cycling Association (TORCA). More often than not, when working…
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December 18, 2016
Copeland Forest: 2012 and looking forward
Mountain biking was once again an important topic for consideration, and as a viable recreational activity in Copeland Forest, the latest meeting with the Couchiching Conservancy…
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December 15, 2016
Nominate your trail maestro!
Today, IMBA Canada and Renegade Cycle Solutions announced the X-Fusion Trail Ambassador Awards program. That means this fall, two lucky advocates (one from the East, and one from…
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November 30, 2016
Putting mountain biking on the map at Kouchibouguac National Park
The idea of creating a mountain bike destination is one that many of us have aspired to accomplish in our own communities, and one that can take many years and a lot of planning…
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November 30, 2016
A Canadian first, courtesy of IMBA Canada & co.
Designing and Managing the Construction of an Off-Road Handcycling Trail SystemRegina, Saskatchewan Rewind to the fall of 2010. I received a phone call from an individual in…
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November 29, 2016
Expanding the Yellowhead Highway Bike Experience to Houston
September 2012 has turned out to be an absolutely spectalar one weather-wise. Ten days of beautiful blue skies provided ideal fieldwork conditions as IMBA Canada embarks on…
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November 27, 2016
Mountain Biking in the Maritimes – Part 1
What a way to kick off the season! These past couple weeks saw Mark Schmidt and Daniel Scott travel to Canada’s East Coast to investigate multiple trail situations including a…
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November 17, 2016
Showcasing your club’s value: An example from ShortHills Cycling Club
Earlier this month, ShortHills Cycling Club presented a cheque for $11,000 to Ontario Parks, for trail work done in Short Hills Provincial Park during 2011. This is a great…
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